CNN.com – Cell phone service disabled in New York tunnels This is all categorized under “better be safe than sorry,” the first refuge of fascism and and public imbecility; Like this makes a difference when announced like this. Like this solves anything.
Here’s an irony for you. Cameras are banned too. Meanwhile, immediately after tthe London bombings Scotland Yard begged people to come forward with ANY videos or picture s taken during that time period in hopes of finding some evidence.
Well, make up your minds! Can the public take pictures or not? I wouldn’t come forward with jack since phtography was banned in the first place. “Let us look at your pics then arrest you.” Nice try.
Situation in New York. Guy sees a terrorist planting a bomb. He gets on his cell phone to tell someone. No signal! BOOM! We are toast if these geniuses keep coming up with this nonsense.
NEW YORK (AP) — Cell phone service was disabled inside the four tunnels leading into Manhattan after the terrorist bombings in London, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg questioned Monday whether the move “makes the most sense.”
Cell phones have been used to detonate explosives in Madrid and elsewhere.
But cutting off cell service in tunnels beneath the Hudson and East rivers means drivers can’t dial 911 in an emergency.
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Thank god they finally got rid of cell phones and cameras. Now what about those dangerous iPods? We all know that P2P networks benefit terrorist. And let’s not forget shoes. Have you ever seen the movie Single White Female?! Shoes can kill. How about Independence Day? In that movie a laptop computer was used to bring down an entire alien space station. If a laptop could do that, they could easily be used to bring down our infrastructure. They should be banned too.
Actually, all transportation should be shut down. We should be locked in our homes unless the government says so. What, you disagree?! That sounds like you want to CHANGE the government. That sounds like treason to me!
I remember during 9/11 several cellular phone calls were the first indication of real trouble, and in many cases, the last words from many of the condemned victims were heard from their mobiles! Also don’t forget that plane that fell in PA – we only know that passengers tried to take over because of cellulars.
I’d rather outlaw stupidity.
Live in London I know full well the the Tube tunnels involved in the recent bombings are so deep that no cell, or mobile phone as we would say this said of the pond, can get a signal to make or receive a call. I would be very very supprised that the mobile phone networks were used to detonate these bombs.
Mal.
Simply put thier just scared and don’t know what to do.
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> The silly logic behind all of this is they feel a cell phone will trigger off a bomb.
> the solution is to invest in bomb sensor equipment and better real time video equipment.
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> Some of the technology is amazing our government needs to buy it and use it and do away with the silly bans.
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> Its too easy to come in to this country as an exchange student and file for US residence.
Mal:
Repeaters are used in the tunnels